TRUCKING COSTS * UK
* Driver training is most used measure to reduce fuel bills
London,EN,UK -Commercial Motor (UK), by Justin Stanton -1 December 2011: -- Driver training is the most popular measure by which operators attempt to reduce fuel bills, according to a Commercial Motor survey in association with MobilDelvac... More than 100 truck operators took part in the survey and half revealed that fuel had risen in price by more than 10% in the past year; a further 14% had experienced a fuel price increase of more than 20%, while 5% suffered increases of more than 30%... However some 84% of respondents use driver training to reduce fuel consumption but take-up of other fuel consumption-reducing measures is indifferent, with sourcing the best fuel and optimising tyre pressures being the only other measures to be used by more than half respondents (at 56% and 54% respectively)... The survey found that price is the dominant criteria by which operators purchase engine oil (56%), although an oil's impact on fuel economy was recognised by 37%. Engine protection was important for a third, while brand mattered to just a quarter...
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